Confucius

An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.

If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.

It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve and bad things are very easy to get.

Heaven means to be one with God.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest Second, by imitation, which is easiest and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

If we don't know life, how can we know death?

Death and life have their determined appointments riches and honors depend upon heaven.

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.

The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them they change and everyone looks up to them.

They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.